Air Arabia has been awarded Best Low-Cost Airline, Middle East at the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2013 which took place recently as part of the Paris Air Show. The award recognizes the airline's commitment to providing the best quality, low cost travel for airline passengers in the region.
The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has been elected as one of the Facilitation Panel Members by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) headquarters in Montréal, Canada.
Organisers of the Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) event have reported visitor figures showing a 20% increase on the 2010 edition with 7,549 attendees from 84 countries - 37 nations more than the previous show. There was also a 14% increase in the number of exhibitors
Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement with the Turkish government for the supply of five Bell 429 rotor craft. The 429s will be operated by the Turkish General Directorate of Forestry (TGDF) to protect forest resources and coordinate firefighting operations.
Following the recent announcement that fastjet was in talks to buy 1time - the South Africa low cost airline that went into liquidation last month - fastjet has agreed an option agreement to buy the entire issued share capital of 1time Airline from its parent company, 1time Holdings Limited, for ZAR1 ($0.12).
A conference designed to establish the highest levels of aviation safety across the Middle East's regional aviation workplace – and the challenges associated in achieving this – will be the key subject at a global conference in Dubai early next year.
The UAE's minister of foreign trade, HE Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, joined the royal tour at the opening ceremony of MEBA and took the opportunity to explore some of the stands.
Bombardier is the clear world market share leader, measured by revenue or aircraft deliveries, according to Bob Horner, the company's senior vice president for sales. It has enjoyed this leading position since 2009 – in 2008 Cessna delivered more aircraft, but at lower value.
Dassault Falcon sees a demand for business jets recovering throughout the Middle East, spurred on by large regional operators and the increased globalisation of commerce.
This year's Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) show kicks off with some strong stats from organisers – the Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) – which says that the local market will be worth US$1 billion by 2018.
A new working group to quash the illegal charter market in the Middle East sprang from a session at the Middle East Business Aviation Conference yesterday.
Airbus Corporate Jets has revealed its new VIP cabin concept for wide-bodied corporate airliners, designed with an eye to the growing Middle Eastern market.
Qatar Airways' luxury jet arm Qatar Executive is showing its state-of-the-art Bombardier Global 5000 on static display at the 5th annual Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) air show being held at the new Al Maktoum International Airport Dubai World Central from tomorrow until Thursday 13 December.
Gulf Air and Mindshare, a media agency dedicated to innovative brand development for its clients, were recently awarded a Silver Effie for their campaign to promote Gulf Air as a 'family friendly' airline at the GEMAS Effie MENA Awards 2012.
Airbus will display two corporate jets at the MEBA show, giving visitors an opportunity to see the widest and tallest cabin of any business jet in three different arrangements.
